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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
14
The article describes Jean Bart, a famed French buccaneer, captured by Colbert to strengthen the navy. Bart earned loyalty through skillful naval exploits against pirates and enemies of French commerce, winning prizes and aiding famine relief by intercepting raiders and delivering spoils amid public acclaim.
A Baltimore inventor describes an automatic feed bag for horses to reduce waste. The device combines a rear hopper and a front pouch fed by gravity, raising with the check rein to supply a mouthful without excessive effort. The piece also notes farming advice and agricultural observations from American Cultivator and Texas experiments.
A four foot tall dog named Sailor acts as keeper Thomas Orcutt’s helper on Wood Island off Biddeford Pool Maine. The dog rang the bell to salute passing vessels and has become the famed "dog watch" mascot. Sailor weighs about sixty pounds, is black with tan markings, and has a white breast spot. His picture appeared in a London magazine.
The note describes a corn husking aid called the Corn Husking Horse to prevent ear snagging, warns that husking harms the back and hands, and offers a hand treatment recipe using white wax spermaceti almond oil glycerin. It also mentions an Ice House of Straw illustration from the American Agriculturist showing how to use straw stacks for a cheap framework on farms.
A historical note details an ice house plan with a leveled floor a drain trench of stones to remove meltage water and a long locked passage to cut air currents surface water diversion hogs kept out to prevent air entry into the ice. It adds Grange Libraries offer affordable farming books enabling members to study authorities and publish lectures using shared texts.
A natural history note outlines the leaf cutting bee with three eye heads and 11 000 facets per eye. It adds that the bee nests in sandy tubes, cuts circular leaf pieces from rose leaves, and builds twelve cells from gathered floral materials for its eggs and emerging young.
A barrister riding a bicycle argued with a policeman and was invited to a nearby pub to discuss the matter. He paid for both drinks, then the officer left, remarking on the man’s sharp legal mind. The page also notes a mother’s exchange with a child about prayer and cites Ely’s Cream Balm as a remedy for nasal catarrh and hay fever, with a note on aging wine and bacteria found in bottles aged twenty to thirty years.
An 19th century promotion praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the sole female targeted remedy for kidney troubles. Letters from women across towns describe relief from leucorrhea, bearing down pains, fatigue, and other symptoms, asserting improved health after use.
A compact collage of vintage snippets includes a quip about an artistic date, a boast for wind powered mills by The Aermotor Co., a playful exchange about gender roles, a cold remedy ad promising one day cure, and a caution about public trust versus private interest, all from early 20th century papers.
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